I posted the above quote here in August 2007 when I created this old thread
Today when I came out from Portillos after having lunch I found this Jeep parked right up next to me.
Of course I had parked in the furthest corner of the parking lot where nobody else would likely park right
Well this guy must have thought ....what the hell I might as well park next to this guy
I'm sure several of you can relate and share similar stories here

 

Gary
I have one, actually two that will top your story about close parking. It has happened twice at our local Cars & Coffee events.

The first time the victim was a Ferrari, door dinged by a one time Corvette owner. The second time, the victim was a new supercharged Jaguar, dinged by a BMW. Both owners that did the damage, just blew it off to the victims by saying "sorry".

BTW, neither of the perpetrators returned to the C&C event, after their misdeeds.

There are idiots in this world, whether car geeks or soccer moms!

Dennis
DTMenace

 

A month or so ago I parked my car as far away from the mall entrance as I could, I had dropped the wife of at the doors. The area was quite empty except for a nice BMW with a couple getting out of it. I parked right beside them, they looked at me a bit strange, as I got out I told them that my car would protect one side of their car and they would protect one side of mine, they thought about it, laughed and said thanks. So if someone parks next to you in the waste lands of the car park remember that and not scrape their car side with your key.

When I got back to the wife waiting at the door she complained that I had been a long time, I told her I parked so far away I had to wait for a taxi.

She always laughs when I park far away from the crowded areas, so I tell her to look at her 18 month old car with its dings and scrapes before she says anything. I am none to sure which ones she has put in and which ones others did. I know that she did the curb rash on one of the wheels, she admitted that. She was really ticked when I told her that as soon as you hear the scrape, stop and reverse off the curb and not continue to drive on like she obviously did, resulting in a 360 degree scuff and before you say it, it will not buff out.

 

My wife,as yours,has saved many a man an woman a very contemptuous, sarcastic, condescending, verbal assault, as to this point! (She says she saves me from getting my A** kicked?) Women huh ?

 

Several years back, wife & I spent a weekend at Chateau Elan in Braselton, GA (north of Atlanta). During this visit, I parked the XFire myself rather than have valet service take care of it. On FRI evening, I parked up in the overnight lot nearest the lodge on the end of the back row. So the XFire was protected on the PS (I backed in) and the rear. SAT morning the landscape cpntractor was mowing grass on the site. In the attempt to get the grass cut right up to the edge of curbing, the guy scraped the rear of the XFire with the mower! Put several scratches along the rear bumper & cracked the DS taillight assembly. I was PISSED!

 

Something like this happens more frequent than we'd like to think. I typically park any & all of my vehicles similar to VALK's in the above photo. And I can usually bet on finding someone who parks right next to me jus to get me wound up. I always check the side of my vehicle for any new damage and so far, I've been lucky that nothing significant has ever been found. Not sure what I would do if a major door ding was discovered. I gave up 'keying' a car way back - I switched to 'knifing' the tire sidewall instead.

Later,

 

I hope that is all BS as that is the way it reads. With security cameras all over and dash cams you could get into big trouble pretty quick.

 

I DO hear your frustration Gary. Unfortunately I have a pretty bad nerve problem in my side and hip area and have a Handicap Placard. Those spaces are much larger, although I have had some of those folks get close to the car. I don't usually use the HP except with our bigger car, but do if I am using the XF and parking somewhere. OH, and I do have a cane I can beat them with should they get too close. LOL

 

Yesterday I parked in the final most spot before the traffic lane, edged just on the line away from the only side parking was allowed. Anyone legally parked would have to make a serious effort to reach my door. When I returned a beat up van had parked illegally right in the traffic lane within inches of me.

The other day, in my Jaguar, I parallel parked out on the far edge of a lot to prevent any possibility of car dings only to discover my back bumper rubbed by whoever parked behind me when I returned.

Its hard to keep 'em nice in a world where people don't care and drive massive vehicles not made for city streets and parking lots.

 

i know this has been dormant for 3 years but i just found it by chance.
once parked at the only space left, at the right side next to the ridge. nose in. there was enough room between mine and the next. didnt think much of it when i went to the pharmacy to get a prescription that had to be prepared, so i had to wait.
when i went back to my car, the car next left and another fellow with a jeep parked so close that i couldnt even open the door. the only way was to sneak through the right side over the console.
now when i find just a spot next to the ridge i do it in reverse so if the car next leaves and another parks too close i still have enough room to enter and am not in the same situation.
this can happen even with any other car, but the strategy still works.
but i agree that something strange happens when you own a car like this. others behave weird.

 

Bringing back my old thread here with a Video added below............

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I'll make sure to leave a can opener on your windshield when I park next to you in Athens!

 

My girlfriend loves when we go out in my car. But she hates when I drive around looking for a safe place to park!

 

LOL.......
Usually no concerns when a Crossfire is parking next to me
We are all the same when caring for cars

 

Well, my two cents - it's the fact I"m getting on in years and getting in and out of my XF usually means I need the door open as wide as possible, and with some jackass only a few feet away, I need to contort quite a bit. I'm sure it's entertaining....

 

A couple months ago, I was parked in a marked handicap spot. Came back after concluding my meeting to find someone parked maybe three inches from my door. Looked around to see if someone was coming to their car ... no one. Walked back inside to ask whose car it was, nobody owned up. Decided to go back and call to have the car towed so I could leave.
The car was gone.
The following week, I brought it up at the meeting since intentionally blocking the door of a car in a handicap spot may have amused someone, but meant this disabled old lady could not even get in my car, and was just plain rude.
The embarrased perpetrator apologized after the meeting. I asked if she thought crowding into disabled parking spots was funny somehow. She claimed she didn't.
The next week, a friend's car was parked in the neighboring spot, so I gave myself enough room to fully open the door while being properly parked in the handicap spot. No muss, no fuss.
We've continued this practice. So, at least one bit o' parking drama is removed.

 

I guess parking your crossfire has not changed in the last in the last 25 years,,
the difference is i found a solution I now park in a spot then open both doors
and leave it that way, people see it and move over,, you see i have a handicap
sticker and most people just say/think, poor guy he forgot to close his doors.
of course a Handicap spot is bigger than normal LOL I always keep my eye
on my car, one time a guy was holding his hand on the door and looking around
i went out and told him ,,please don't close my door ,you see if you close it.
it locks and i can't get it open,,, what i don't say is without a key. jim